China Test Review Flashcards
Tang Dynasty
In 618 one of Yangdi’s generals took over and declared himself empower and formed this dynasty
Monastery
Where many Chinese Buhhdists lived
Li Bo
One of the most popular poets in the Tang era. Is poems centered on nature.
Silk road
A trade route where the China traded silk, porcelain, tea, steel, paper. They traded with countries to the west
Confucius
Confucius and his followers believed that a good government depended on having wise rulers who ruled to benefit the people civil-service examinations were a product of Confucian ideas.
Zheng He
Chinese leader of 7 overseas voyages of exploration.
Koryo
Conquered by the Mongols these Korean rulers stayed in power because they excepted Mongol control
Census
A count of the number of people. It helped meeting officials collect taxes more accurately.
Ming dynasty
A dynasty ruled by Zhu Yuanzhang
Changan
The Tang capital
The Sui dynasty brought an end to civil wars and initiated a period of economic prosperity by __________.
uniting 17 kingdoms
List 3 items traded by the Chinese
Silk, fabric, tea, steel, paper ,and porcelain
Chinese paintings during the Song Dynasty were often of _____
Landscapes
Trade grew under the Tang Dynasty because of improvements in _____, new ______ and ______ were built and the _____ road was controlled by the Chinese.
Farming, roads,waterways, and silk
Ming empowers built a large fleet of ships to _____ and demand _____ from weak kingdoms.
Trade and demand tribute
Marco Polo wrote in a _____ about his ______.
Book and travel
Missionaries in China were often called _____.
Jesuits
The Chinese warlords ruled China during the _____ _____ and in the 300 years before the _____ dynasty.
Civil war and Sui
Who started the Yan dynasty?
Kublai Khan
Many people became Buhhdist in the late AD 100’s because they sought comfort from widespread ______ and _____.
War and famine
The Chinese warlords ruled China during the _____ _____ and in the 300 years before the _____ dynasty.
Civil war and Sui
Mongols were successful in building a huge empire because they use ______ to scare people into surrendering. They were skilled at ______ , and they _______ some of the practices of conquered people.
Terror, riding horses,and adopted
